as in irresolute
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as in hesitating
to show uncertainty about the right course of action
vacillated for so long that someone else stepped in and made the decision
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacillating
Adjective
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The prevailing sense among investors and market handicappers entering the month was to expect choppy, irresolute action full of potential scares.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2024 -
The prevailing sense among investors and market handicappers entering the month was to expect choppy, irresolute action full of potential scares.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Exact timing and locations of these storms remain uncertain at this time, according to the NWS.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2025
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The more Macdonald resists mythologizing or summing up, the more John Lennon and Yoko Ono emerge as fragile, complex individuals on a journey together during uncertain times.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Overall, researchers are unsure why diabetes increases the risk of ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
18 Apr. 2025
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Approximately 26 percent of individuals surveyed were unsure.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Johnson is grappling with at least a dozen House Republicans who are opposed to the bill and more who are undecided.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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Massie is a firm no, other Republicans are undecided For the bill to pass in the House, Johnson can only afford to lose one Republican vote, assuming that all members are present and voting and Democrats oppose the bill.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What’s more, these narrators commonly achieve their spectral detachment only in the ambivalent or ruinous aftermath of procreation.—
Jordan Kisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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France has often been ambivalent — even resistant — toward the #MeToo movement.—
John Leicester,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Vacillating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacillating. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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